I suppose this weekend had some kind of perfect storm of nap conditions, because Siena slept two to two-and-a-half hours both days. It didn’t feel like we did anything especially tiring in terms of activities beforehand, but maybe Siena was so excited about having Mo in town that she just got herself all nice and tuckered out.
Even better, she woke up about an hour into each nap, and managed to get herself back to sleep each time. That’s got to be a first for at-home naps. We’ve got our fingers crossed that this could be the start of a trend. There’s such a substantive difference in what we can get done, and our mental well-being, between the hour nap and the two-to-three hour nap. It almost makes me look forward to the day when she’s a teenager and wants to sleep until noon.
Well, maybe not.
Perhaps it was a slightly belated birthday gift to you, John! I hope you enjoyed those extra hours of peace.
MO does good work! OK most grandmothers do, so i won’t carry on BUT can i also mention that there was nary a whimper from Siena on Saturday night at bedtime? Truth be known i did break some bedtime rules; i put her into bed, sang to her, ‘loved her back (gentle circular rubbing), suggled her with her soft animals, left the hall light on and door ajar, told her i wouldn’t leave her until she went to sleep, got her some water, told her to go to sleep, said i’d be back, left the room only to come back with a damp cloth to wipe her very hot brow (too many bed clothes), loved her back some more, told her how much she is loved, left the room, finally not to return. SO you get the picture? MO’s everywhere try to follow the rules but sometimes grandmothers just have to do things their way.